Crestwood Prom is around the corner!

The Prom is approaching quickly and tickets are now officially on sale. This year’s Prom is on Friday, May 12th which means you have exactly 21 school days to purchase your tickets !!!! Tickets are available from Mrs. Santomero in room  # 201. If you are bringing an “outside” guest you will also need to obtain, and fill out, a “Guest […]

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Crestwood performs at Chess Championship

Last week five top members of the Crestwood Chess Club travelled to St. Michael’s College for a marathon day of chess matches.  The teams played four two-hour matches over the course of the day.  Our team came into the tournament ranked 8th in our division, and our goal was to perform better than our ranking. […]

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Crestwood lends a hand to Church of the Redeemer

On Tuesday, March 29, a group of Senior Prefects travelled to Church of the Redeemer in downtown Toronto to participate in the church’s ‘Drop In Meal’ program.  The students spent the morning helping with the preparation of meals, and sharing stories with members of the local community participating in the program.  Students also learned about […]

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Reach for the Top makes semifinals

Crestwood’s interschool league Reach for the Top competition came to an end yesterday.  The Gr 11-12 team made it to their semifinals, where they lost by 1 point to the host team O’Connor.  Mr. Jull and Mr. Masters want to thank and congratulate Spencer Arshinoff, Navid Sarshar, and Robert McHale, along with graduating team members […]

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Remembrance Day Poster/Poem Contest Winners

Each year Crestwood students enter the Royal Canadian Legion’s Remembrance Day Poster/Poem contest.  This year, Mr. Hawkins and Mr. Masters are proud to announce that many students won certificates and cash for their efforts! They are: Ashleigh Lindayen Charlie Nogas Max Dolman Jennifer Wang Andy Yang Anthony Radford-Grant Zach Morris Yichen Zhang Armin Selzner (not […]

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Parents’ Association News

Crestwood parent volunteers make a big difference.  In our “Meet the Volunteer” series, we’d like to introduce you to some of them. Meet June Ong Thanks to June, our Pizza Lunch program runs smoothly all year.  June leads her own group of enthusiastic volunteers who serve pizza and snacks to our students on pizza days. […]

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Crestwood is Becoming at 71st Sears Drama Festival

On Monday, February 27th, Crestwood Actors traveled to St. Basil-the-Great College School to participate in the 71st Sears Drama Festival. The festival celebrates student work in theatre with student acted, directed, and in our case written theatrical work. This year we performed “Becoming”, a play by Queena Li. It is about two major themes. The first […]

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Spirit-building at Playdium

On Tuesday, February 28, a group of nearly 60 grade 7 and 8 students traveled to Playdium for an evening of fun and excitement.  The students were treated to a range of exciting competitions, including racing and flight simulations, table hockey challenges, basketball shooting competitions, and more.  The night concluded with a delicious meal. It […]

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Black History Month at Crestwood

This past Monday, February 27, Crestwood students welcomed Toronto poet/performer Amani to the Learning Commons for a Black History Month event.  Amani led Crestwood students on her “Journey into Me” show, using rhymes, dance, spoken word, and song to tell her personal story of growth and identity.  Following the assembly, Amani joined a small group […]

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MP Yasmin Ratansi visits Crestwood

On Thursday, March 2, Crestwood students were privileged to meet MP Yasmin Ratansi, who represents the riding of Don Valley East.  Ms. Ratansi spoke with Crestwood students who will be visiting Tanzania over the March Break, where they will take part in a Me to We construction project.  Ms. Ratansi is a native of Tanzania, […]

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Are you a Constant Checker?

Are you a Constant Checker? Our screening and Q&A of Screenagers earlier this year was an eye-opening event, and to keep the conversation going, their website hosts a regular blog titled Tech Talk Tuesdays. This week, their writers discuss the impact of “constant checking” of phones and social media accounts and its connection with anxiety. Read the […]

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Parents’ Association News

New Presidents Elected The Parents’ Association is happy to announce the election of our new Presidential team, Shannon Nevison and Heather Balter.  Both Heather and Shannon have volunteered in different capacities and made significant contributions to support our school community during their time at Crestwood. They will provide excellent leadership to the P.A. Congratulations to […]

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History students visit the Neuberger Holocaust Centre

On Thursday, Mr. Hawkins and Mr. Masters’ History 10 students visited the Neuberger Holocaust Centre, where they were able to visit world-renowned speaker Pinchas Gutter, who shared his story of survival.  Pinchas recently participated in the Shoah Foundations’ New Dimensions in Testimony, where an interactive hologram of Pinchas was constructed, able to answer future students’ […]

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Crestwood Lions win big over UCC, Bayview Glen, De La Salle

It was a big week for the Crestwood Lions as the winter season comes to an end and playoffs begin. Take a look at some of the stellar results in this week’s matchups. Swimming The Varsity Swim Team had a fantastic meet at U of T this week. Best times were seen across all age […]

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